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Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes
3 years, 5 months ago

Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes

India Today  

A mysterious chemical signature, detected in 2020, in the skies of Venus had created a new buzz around the planet as scientists speculated it could be signs of microbial life in the thick atmosphere. Volcanic activity could be triggering phosphine Researchers said that volcanic eruptions from the surface could bring phosphorous loaded compounds from the deep layers of the surface …

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Gaseous signs of life on Venus aren't seen in follow-up observations
4 years, 1 month ago

Gaseous signs of life on Venus aren't seen in follow-up observations

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Last month, the science world was stunned and excited when Nature Astronomy published a paper indicating that the atmosphere of Venus appeared to contain trace amounts of phosphine, a gas associated with anaerobic bacteria on Earth that would be near-impossible to produce in any other fashion on Venus. However, the TEXES spectrographic data looked at the cloud tops of Venus, …

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Alien Life on Venus Could Be Confirmed by a Spacecraft Flying Past the Planet This Week
4 years, 2 months ago

Alien Life on Venus Could Be Confirmed by a Spacecraft Flying Past the Planet This Week

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Last month, researchers reported that Earth’s neighbouring planet Venus exhibited possible signs of life after astronomers discovered phosphine gas in its atmosphere. Jörn Helbert of the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, who works on a BepiColombo instrument called the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer, was excited after the news of phosphine gas in Venus broke …

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Russians Claim Venus As Their Planet After Signs of Alien Life Discovered
4 years, 3 months ago

Russians Claim Venus As Their Planet After Signs of Alien Life Discovered

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Days after scientists found that there may potentially be aliens on Earth’s closest neighbor Venus, Russia has claimed autonomy on the planet. Russian space agency chief, Dmitry Rogozin, called Venus a “Russian planet” at an industry exhibition taking place in Moscow. Rogozin also announced plans to launch an independent Russian expedition to Venus “without involving wide international cooperation.” The expedition …

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'Time to Prioritize Venus', Says NASA Chief After Incredible Discovery of Phosphine on the Planet
4 years, 3 months ago

'Time to Prioritize Venus', Says NASA Chief After Incredible Discovery of Phosphine on the Planet

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has called for prioritising Venus after astronomers detected sign of alien life in the atmosphere of the planet. The discovery of phosphine, a by-product of anaerobic biology, is the most significant development yet in building the case for life off Earth,” Bridenstine said in a tweet on Monday. “About 10 years ago NASA discovered microbial life …

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Does Phosphine Mean Alien Life on Venus? Breaking Down the Science Behind Stunning Discovery
4 years, 3 months ago

Does Phosphine Mean Alien Life on Venus? Breaking Down the Science Behind Stunning Discovery

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Nothing about 2020 surprises us anymore. Scientists said on Monday that they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus, a gas called phosphine, that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbour, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. It also means that life itself must be very common, and there must be many other inhabited planets throughout …

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EXPLAINED: Is Alien Life Detected On Planet Venus?
4 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: Is Alien Life Detected On Planet Venus?

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At a time when the world attention is centred on Coranavirus that has threatened the existence of human life, there is an exciting discovery hinting at the possibility of the presence of lifeforms on the neighbouring planet. The presence of phosphine indicates that microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth, as per the …

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Is there life on Venus? Scientists say maybe
4 years, 3 months ago

Is there life on Venus? Scientists say maybe

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An international group of scientists reported the detection of small quantities of a gas in the atmosphere of Venus they believe could be a sign of biological life on the often-overlooked planet. Even I’m skeptical.” The team pointed to two possible explanations for the findings—“some crazy, unknown chemistry, or life on Venus,” said Sara Saeger, an MIT planetary scientist who …

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Aliens on Venus? Potential Signs of Life Detected on the Inhospitable Planet
4 years, 3 months ago

Aliens on Venus? Potential Signs of Life Detected on the Inhospitable Planet

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Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus, a gas called phosphine, that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. “With what we currently know of Venus, the most plausible explanation for phosphine, as fantastical as it might sound, is life,” said Massachusetts Institute of Technology …

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Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's clouds
4 years, 3 months ago

Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's clouds

India Today  

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighbouring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet. They said it doesn't satisfy the "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" standard established by the late Carl Sagan, who speculated about the possibility of life in the clouds of …

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